Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-06
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief Mention.

Engraved visiting cards at Dorman's.
 Popular because it is good-Yellow label musty ale.
 Prof. Morton, of Bunnell's museum, has purchased the pair of hunting boots worn by General Tom Thumb.
 The June term of the Supreme Court of Errors meets tomorrow. There are twenty nine cases on the docket.
 Colored porters will be employed hereafter in the place of water boys on the Consoli- dated road on express trains.
 Prof. Henry A. Beers of Yale has rented a farm house on the East Haven shore, where he will summer with his family.
 Charles Beach engaged in a fracas with some friends last evening and was locked up for general breach of the peace.
 At a late hour last night young Darton, who received probably fatal injuries Satur- day night, was in a critical condition.
 MT. William E. Chandler's twenty eighth pupils recital will be given tomorrow eve ming in his studio in Hoadley building
 Judge Robertson of the Probate court will give a hearing tomorrow on the appoint ment of a trustee on the estate of Lucius Huntley.
 The board of aldermen will meet tonight A petition from the saloon keepers allowing them to keep open until midnight will be acted upon.
 The Elm City lies at Long Wharf, where she arrived Saturday. She will be at once renovated and put in fine trim for the sum mer excursions.
 Erastus S. Gray, aged 55, died at the hos pital Saturday evening suddenly of hemor- rhage of the lungs. He was laborer and lived in Donnelly Place, this city.
 Prof. George B. Stevens, who has been ab- sent from the city for some time by reason of the sickness and death of his mother re- turned home Saturday afternoon.
 George E. Darrow, of New London, and Alfred Bison, of Meriden, are to have the pedestrian contest for the State champion ship to morrow evening at Breeds Hall, Nor- wich.
 The Beecher property, 1000 feet front, long in litigation, was bought by the Ever green Cemetery association Saturday for $23, 200. It will give the cemetery large increase of room.
 The monthly meeting of the managers of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society will bs held to-day at o'clock at Center church chapel The managers are requested to be present, if possible.
 W. c. DeF. Dickinson delivered temper ance address in the Howard avenue Congre- gational church last evening. The meeting was under the auspices of Columbia division, Sons of Temperance.
 MT. G. B. Bunnell has gone to New York to attend the dedication of the actors monu- ment in Central Park. Returning he will stop at Bridgeport to attend the dedication of the Masonic Temple in that city.
 Friends of MT. John J. Tierney. the artist photographer, are congratulating him on the arrival Of young artist in his family, which made it's appearance yesterday morning. Mother and boy are both doing well.
 The following dignitaries have written that they will be here on Monument day: Gene ral Phil Sheridan, General Schofeld, success sor of General Hancock, and General Greedy, commander of the late Arctic expedition.
 Mrs. Rev. S. w. Delzell of Brookfeld, Mo-, arrived in the city Friday at s:3O p. m. She is to spend the summer at the house of her father, A. D. Serimgeour, 45 Houston street. after which she returns to her work in the Vest
 The fast sailing schooner Abbie 0. Stubbs, Pendleton master, which arrived at Derby dock Saturday morning with cargo of yell low pire from Brunswick, Ga., was five days on the passage, being the quickest trip on record.
 MT. Hedden, director of music at Trinity church, sails soon for trip to Europe. He will be accompanied by his wife and they will travel over England and visit Paris, to be absent two months. MT. Hedden goes for the improvement of his health.
 A small fire occurred early Sunday morn ing in Whittemore block, in the third story, over Fields & Rankins drug store. The fire started in a closet where were old mattresses and other things stored away, but it was soon extinguished, little damage being done.
 The fftieth meeting of the New Haven district Ministerial association will be held at
 " and Wednesday, June 2 and 8, 1887. -.,,s.-J. o. Range, the temperance advocate, and Rev. D. A. Goodsell, formerly of this city, are among the speakers.
 MT. Henry L. Hotchkiss, president of the l.. Candee Rubber company, has just pur- chased the Perit mansion on Hillhouse ave- nue, corner of Sachem street, and will great ly improve it during the next two or three months and afterward occupy it as his resi- denee. It was erected by and was long the residence of the late Pelatiah Perit who was for many years prominent New York mer- chant